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| species = '''''V. nimbaria'''''
| species = '''''V. nimbaria'''''
| binomial = ''Vinciguerria nimbaria''
| binomial = ''Vinciguerria nimbaria''
| binomial_authority = ([[David Starr Jordan|Jordan]] & Williams, 1895)
| binomial_authority = ([[David Starr Jordan|Jordan]] and Williams, 1895)
| synonyms=''Zalarges nimbarius'' <small>Jordan and Williams, 1895</small><br />
''Vinciguerria sanzoi'' <small> Jespersen & Tåning, 1919</small>
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Oceanic lightfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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V. nimbaria
Binomial name
Vinciguerria nimbaria
(Jordan and Williams, 1895)
Synonyms

Zalarges nimbarius Jordan and Williams, 1895

Vinciguerria sanzoi  Jespersen & Tåning, 1919

The oceanic lightfish, Vinciguerria nimbaria, a lightfish of the genus Vinciguerria, is found in all deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 20 to 5,000 m. Its length is between 2 and 5 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Vinciguerria nimbaria". FishBase. March 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8